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Talking to Young Children: Words Count

30 Million Words: Worlds of Difference In 2003, early childhood development researchers Betty Hart and Todd R. Risley published a paper entitled “The Early Catastrophe: The 30 Million Word Gap by Age 3.” In this study, Hart and Risley studied the language acquisition processes of children from 42 families across three different categories: professional families, middle-income families and families on welfare. The results they found were astonishing. By the time

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March 7, 2019
Parents

Adolescent Self-Injury: An Overview

In honor of Adolescent Self-Injury Awareness Month, which occurs annually during the month of March, we’re helping raise awareness about this important topic by posting useful information here on our blog, on our Facebook page, and on our Twitter account. This post offers a brief history of Adolescent Self-Injury Awareness Day and Month, then moves on to define self-injury, present the latest statistics, discuss risk factors, and offer practical tips

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March 7, 2019

Does DBT Work for Teen Depression?

Chances are, you’ve heard of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). In the world of teen mental health treatment, DBT has been gaining more and more popularity over the years. Whether you first learned about it from a friend, family member, your child’s school counselor or therapist, or even Selena Gomez, there’s a reason why therapists are embracing this evidence-based treatment modality and are receiving specialty certifications to practice DBT: It works!

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March 6, 2019

The Importance of Giving Kids Responsibilities

Early Training for Life Parents, grandparents, and primary caregivers teach children so many things that it’s hard to know where to start naming them. They teach kids to walk, talk, eat, tie their shoes, brush their teeth, and dress themselves. They teach them how to treat others, how to say please and thank you, how to be patient, and how to share and how to express their feelings in productive

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March 4, 2019

Delayed High School Start Times in Seattle: Positive Outcomes

In the 2016-2017 school year, the Seattle Public School District took a risk. Based on policy recommendations published in a 2014 report by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), district officials implemented a system-wide delay in high school start times. Here’s the AAP claim that triggered the change: “[We] recognize insufficient sleep in adolescents [is] an important public health issue that significantly affects the health and safety, as well as

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March 2, 2019

Teen Dating Violence: What To Do If Your Teen is Abusive

If you discover your teen is violent or abusive toward their signifcant other, you need to do something about it. Read this list – and if you feel like you’re out of your depth, pay special attention to #10: Get Professional Help. Ten Steps to Take Right Away Do not ignore it. Hiding your head in the sand will only make things worse. Get your teen out of the relationship

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February 28, 2019
Teenage Dating Violence
Relationships and Dating

What To Do If You’re A Victim of Teen Dating Violence

The first thing to do if you’re the victim of teen dating violence – or any intimate partner violence, no matter how old you are – is this: know that violence, anger, or controlling behavior is not a sign of how much someone loves you. Rather, it’s a sign something inside the angry, violent, or controlling person needs to be addressed and healed – and it’s not your job to

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February 1, 2024
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Parents

DBT House: What is the DBT House of Treatment?

With every passing year, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is gaining more and more exposure in the mental health world. Parents and therapists recognize DBT’s remarkable value in helping teens with emotional dysregulation, self-harming behavior, suicidal ideation, and other mental health and/or behavioral issues.   But even if you’re familiar with DBT, did you know that there are four different stages of treatment? The DBT “House of Treatment” model, created by

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February 24, 2019

Wilderness Camp vs Boarding School vs RTC and More

If your teen received a recommendation to attend a rehab center for his or her diagnosed substance abuse, mental health, or behavioral issue, you might be a bit overwhelmed at all the available options. Residential treatment centers, inpatient hospitalization, wilderness camps, therapeutic boarding schools, military schools…What’s the difference? Read on as we delve into some of the common options for struggling teens. Inpatient Treatment Cases of severe emergency require inpatient

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February 23, 2019

Depression in Boys: Challenges in Diagnosis

Not long ago, schools kept boys and girls separate. Many private schools still do. Take a quick look online and you’ll find a sizeable list of schools with names ending in “…School for Boys” or “…School for Girls.” While the notion of separate boy’s and girl’s schools seems archaic, their fouding principles are logical. At the risk of oversimplifying things, the basic idea is that boys need men to teach

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February 22, 2019